Identify five of the privileges that Peggy McIntosh lists in her article that most stand out to you. Why do they stand out to you? How do they affect your life?
The concept of the colorblind perspective attempts to provide a path to understanding how, when regarding issues of race, people of Color and Whites are oftentimes not talking about the same thing. Peggy McIntosh's list of privileges further informs the connections by expanding on Howard's concept of social dominance theory. Explain the ways in which you see the relationship among these points.
On the wiki page for your small group, add your responses to the prompts above (italicized) and contribute to a summary of the connections between white privilege, the colorblind perspective, and social dominance theory.
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Identify five of the privileges that Peggy McIntosh lists in her article that most stand out to you. Why do they stand out to you? How do they affect your life?
The concept of the colorblind perspective attempts to provide a path to understanding how, when regarding issues of race, people of Color and Whites are oftentimes not talking about the same thing. Peggy McIntosh's list of privileges further informs the connections by expanding on Howard's concept of social dominance theory. Explain the ways in which you see the relationship among these points.
On the wiki page for your small group, add your responses to the prompts above (italicized) and contribute to a summary of the connections between white privilege, the colorblind perspective, and social dominance theory.
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